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On August 1, the Chandrayaan-3 will take the ‘moon spaceway’ when the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will guide it to the TransLunar Injection (TLI). On Tuesday, the ISRO said: “The orbit-raising maneuver (Earth-bound perigee firing) is performed successfully from ISTRAC/ISRO, Bengaluru. The spacecraft is expected to attain an orbit of 127609 km x 236 km. The achieved orbit will be confirmed after the observations.” “The next firing, the TransLunar Injection (TLI), is planned for August 1, 2023, between 12 midnight and 1 am IST,” the ISRO said. The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft was put into orbit on July 15, in a…

Wellington, July 25 (IANS) The Philippines sealed their first FIFA Women’s World Cup win in their second game, as they shocked co-hosts New Zealand 1-0 in Group A, here on Tuesday. New Zealand had just picked up their first victory in this campaign after a 1-0 victory over Norway in the opening game, while the Philippines had been beaten by Switzerland 2-0 in their first-ever World Cup match, Xinhua reported.In Tuesday’s game, the home side were aggressive from the start but it was the Philippines that broke the deadlock in the 24th minute as Sara Eggesvik won back possession and…

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The average cost of a data breach in India reached Rs 17.9 crore in 2023, almost a 28 per cent increase since 2020, a new report said on Tuesday. According to tech major IBM, detection and escalation costs jumped 45 per cent over this same time frame, representing the highest portion of breach costs, and indicating a shift towards more complex breach investigations.At nearly 22 per cent, the most common attack type in India was phishing, followed by stolen or compromised credentials (16 per cent).Social engineering was the costliest root cause of breaches at Rs 19.1…

San Francisco, July 25 (IANS) Decentralised social media platform Mastodon, viewed as a viable alternative to Twitter (Now X), is rife with child sexual abuse material (CSAM), a new study has shown.According to the researchers from the US-based Stanford Internet Observatory, the findings raise serious concerns about the effectiveness of safety efforts across so-called ‘decentralised’ platforms, which allow users to join independently run communities with their own moderation rules, particularly when dealing with the internet’s most vile content, reports The Wall Street Journal.Over two days, researchers found 112 matches for known CSAM in addition to nearly 2,000 posts that used…

In a conversation with co-contestants of ‘Bigg Boss OTT 2’, Pooja talked about her journey in Bollywood and how she still feels alright in trying new things and revealed why she came on the show. She said that her life revolves around the thinking ‘If you are the smartest in a room, you are in the wrong room.’ She goes on to explain that she doesn’t feel anything bad about things she has done in life.Pooja said: “I only have regrets of things not done, not for things done! I feel it is important to at least try, either you…

PDS 70 is a K-type star, cooler than Sun and hosts both an inner disk and outer disk of gas and dust, separated by a 8 billion kilometre gap, and within that gap are two known gas-giant planets.Webb’s MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) detected the presence of water in the inner disk of the system, at distances of less than 160 million kilometres from the star — the region where rocky, terrestrial planets may be forming.This is the first detection of water in the terrestrial region of a disk already known to host two or more protoplanets, said researchers in the paper…

Kejriwal took to Twitter and wrote, “Why does the Prime Minister hate India so much?”PM Modi while addressing BJP Parliamentary Party meeting, earlier in the day, said that the name ‘INDIA’ also has a strange coincidence.“East India Company and Indian National Congress were formed by the British,” Modi said.He also said the Indian Mujahideen was founded by the terrorists and organisations like the Popular Front of India also have INDIA.The Prime Minister in the meeting also said that he has not seen such ‘directionless’ Opposition till date.–IANSatk/dan

“Booking issue has been resolved now. (Website) irctc.co.in/nget/train-sea and Rail connect app is working now. Inconvenience caused is deeply regretted,” the IRCTC said in a tweet.On Monday morning, the public sector undertaking under the Railways Ministry, in a tweet, said: “Due to technical reasons, the ticketing service is not available on IRCTC site and App”.”Our technical team is resolving the issue. We will notify as soon as the technical issue is fixed. Alternatively tickets can be booked through other B2C players like Amazon, Makemytrip etc,” it added.–IANSstd/vd

AP Dhillon said: ” ‘Sleepless’ marks a new inning for me as I ventured out of my comfort zone to give my audiences a unique sound that is different from what they are probably used to.””It is a bridge between innovation and tradition. I hope they like it as much as I do, it is personally one of my favourite songs to date.”The up-tempo dance record draws delivers an evocative narrative that blends romance with despair. The theme of the track pivots around the feeling of emotional emptiness that one experiences with the culmination of a relationship.With immersive lyrics and…

Harleen has reached 51st position in the latest ICC Rankings while Jemimah Rodrigues, who scored a match-winning 86 in the second ODI, is up 41 places to 55th.In the batting rankings, India’s Smriti Mandhana moved up a spot to 6th, but captain Harmanpreet Kaur slipped two places to eighth.Deepti Sharma (9) and Rajeshwari Gayakwad (10) maintained their positions in the top 10 for bowlers while Sneh Rana is up three places to 38th. Deepti (7) also maintained her position in the rankings for all-rounders.England all-rounder Natalie Sciver-Brunt has become the top-ranked batter in the ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings for…